CVE-2021-47164

A vulnerability was found in the net/mlx5e driver in the Linux kernel where a NULL pointer dereference was caused when accessing a lag device. This issue occurred because the driver processed an event without confirming the existence of an upper device, which led to potential crashes.

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Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.